# Coconut Cake with Pineapple

This is a coconut cake with pineapple filling and cream cheese coconut frosting that will make people beg you to make it again.

- Cuisine: American
- Category: Baked Goods
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 2 cups flour
- 1 Tbsp baking powder
- 1 tsp salt
- 0.5 cup butter
- 2 cups sugar
- 1.25 cups coconut milk
- 1.5 tsp coconut extract
- 5 egg whites
- 20 oz crushed pineapple
- 0.66 cup sugar
- 2 Tbsp cornstarch
- 0.5 cup butter
- 8 oz cream cheese
- 5 cups powdered sugar
- 2 Tbsp coconut milk
- 1 cup shredded coconut

## Instructions

1. In a bowl, combine the butter and sugar, then add coconut milk, coconut extract, and egg whites.
2. Pour the batter into two 8-inch pans.
3. Bake at 350°F (175°C) for 25-35 minutes.
4. Slice each cake layer in half to get four thin layers.
5. Spread the pineapple filling over a cake layer.
6. Spread the cream cheese coconut frosting on top of the pineapple filling layer.
7. Repeat the layers of cake, pineapple filling, and frosting.
8. Cover the entire cake with frosting.
9. Sprinkle shredded coconut on top of the cake.
10. Chill for at least 4 hours.
11. Cut and serve a slice of cake.

## Equipment

- 8" pans

## Tips

- You can make this cake ahead of time, it tastes even better the next day.

## Source

- Original video: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZNdadGjrW/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/df09b946-eef8-4827-bf7f-a97ecedd7cba
- Extracted: 2025-07-13

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